31 Top fiction books like Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner

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Bloomsbury Girls

By: Natalie Jenner

3.86

Format: 353 pages, Hardcover

The internationally bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society returns with a compelling and hea…

"As her eyes met his, Grace took strength in that feeling of understanding, which she now knew to be another form of love. Being understood, appreciated, and not judged: these, surely, were the cornerstones of real love. The love that helps us forth in life, no matter what it throws at us, no matter what we lose."

-Natalie Jenner, Bloomsbury Girls

"As her eyes met his, Grace took strength in that feeling of understanding, which she now knew to be another form of love. Being understood, appreciated, and not judged: these, surely, were the cornerstones of real love. The love that helps us forth in life, no matter what it throws at us, no matter what we lose."

-Natalie Jenner, Bloomsbury Girls

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1. Homecoming

By: Kate Morton

4.07

Format: 547 pages, Hardcover

Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a scorching hot day, beside a creek on the groun… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Stress can make even the most loving mother lose control."

-Kate Morton, Homecoming

"What is the truth anyway?" Jess had once been asked by a curious friend. "It's what happened." "According to whom?"

-Kate Morton, Homecoming

"There's other ways to travel." She was right. He had books, and there was no barrier to the places he could visit in his own mind."

-Kate Morton, Homecoming

"Bad things happen to the best of people, and we cannot let them overwhelm us. Life doesn’t always work out the way we plan, but it does work out in the end."

-Kate Morton, Homecoming

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2. The Golden Doves

By: Martha Hall Kelly

4.18

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Two former female spies, bound together by their past, risk everything to hunt down an infamous Naz… read more

Similar categories in Martha Hall Kelly's The Golden Doves book and Natalie Jenner's Bloomsbury Girls

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. The Little Wartime Library

By: Kate Thompson

4.25

Format: 468 pages, Paperback

An uplifting and inspiring novel based on the true story of a librarian who created an underground … read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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4. The Paris Daughter

By: Kristin Harmel

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names comes a gripping historical novel about two m… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"This isn't a decision I make lightly, but being a parent is not about doing what is right for ourselves, is it? It's about sacrificing all we can, big and small, to give our children their best chanc…"

-Kristin Harmel, The Paris Daughter

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5. The Frozen River

By: Ariel Lawhon

4.43

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-cen… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. The First Ladies

By: Marie Benedict

4.04

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights a… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. Tom Lake

By: Ann Patchett

3.99

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again prov… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You can’t pretend this [Covid] isn’t happening,"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"In the summer the pear trees were fine. In the summer, all that is hideous about a pear tree is hidden by leaves and pears. But once those disguises were removed they were nothing but acres of murder…"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"Hazel, listen to me. I'm going to tell you something important, you need to be brave.' I then explained to the dog how I have told myself for so many years that my career fell apart because I wasn't …"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"It's as if someone bought all the diamonds at Tiffany's, and crushed them into dust, then spread that dust across the water so that it sifts down evenly, filtering through the shards of light that cu…"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

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8. The Underground Library

By: Jennifer Ryan

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

When the Blitz imperils the heart of a London neighborhood, three young women must use their fighti… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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9. Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

By: Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

Format: 318 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the “captivating, richly drawn” (Woman… read more

Similar categories in Janet Skeslien Charles's Miss Morgan's Book Brigade book and Natalie Jenner's Bloomsbury Girls

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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10. The Paris Novel

By: Ruth Reichl

3.84

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Ruth Reichl takes readers on an adventure of food, art, and fashion in 1980s Par… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"That is the most expensive spice in the world. It comes from the Valley of Flowers, where everyone's hands are red from separating the saffron from the blossoms. Each flower has just three strands, s…"

-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel

"The fat was bubbling in a pot on the stove. The potatoes went in, were snatched out, then plunged back in. They emerged crisp and golden; Richard sprinkled them with salt and piled them on a platter,…"

-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel

"The oysters arrived on a deep bed of ice. She had never eaten an oyster, and she stared down at the platter. A ruffle of black encircled each opalescent heart; she thought of orchids. Triangles of le…"

-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel

"A waiter set a small tart of caramelized pears before each of them and added a dab of licorice ice cream. Next came bananas topped with passion fruit and black pepper, little pirouettes of pleasure. …"

-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel

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11. The Lost Summers of Newport

By: Beatriz Williams

3.71

Format: 393 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling team of Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White--a nov… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. The White Lady

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.07

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

The White Lady introduces yet another extraordinary heroine/sleuth from Jacqueline Winspear, creato… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Give me strong young womenfolk with sharp elbows, Charlotte, my dear, and they will make a good account of themselves in this world."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

"And then there's that double-barreled name a lot of them toffs have, like they have to drag their ancestors up from the grave so we all know who they're related to."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

". . . it was known German soldiers would go door-to-door to take males of working age, or boys on the cusp of manhood. They always took the men, leaving only the women, children and elderly. Women we…"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

Cover of The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry

13. The Secret Book of Flora Lea

By: Patti Callahan Henry

4.07

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her mi… read more

Similar categories in Patti Callahan Henry's The Secret Book of Flora Lea book and Natalie Jenner's Bloomsbury Girls

  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"The heart can hold much joy and great sorrow at the same time. It's a mystery. And it's also true."

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea

"What a fairy tale is meant to do," she said, "if it's meant to do anything at all, Tolkien says, is give us new perspective on our world, the consolation of a happy ending. A recovery of sorts. Like …"

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea

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14. The Messy Lives of Book People

By: Phaedra Patrick

3.69

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Have you ever wished you were someone else? Mother of two Liv Green barely scrapes by as a maid … read more

Similar categories in Phaedra Patrick's The Messy Lives of Book People book and Natalie Jenner's Bloomsbury Girls

  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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15. Switchboard Soldiers

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

4.07

Format: 453 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, a bold, revelatory novel about one of … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Chiaverini's Switchboard Soldiers book and Natalie Jenner's Bloomsbury Girls

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • womens
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. The Air Raid Book Club

By: Annie Lyons

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

London, 1938: The bookstore just doesn’t feel the same to Gertie Bingham ever since the death of he… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"Quite. But Hedy has inherited her mother's skills as a seamstress. Very good. Tell her to come and see me. If you can't sew, can you knit? A little. Although I made my father a pair of socks once and…"

-Annie Lyons, The Air Raid Book Club

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17. The Librarian Spy

By: Madeline Martin

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A moving novel inspired by the true history of America’s library spies of World War II.Ava thought … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"I don't think I take compliments very well, Ava admitted sheepishly. "Most women don't. We always think we're not good enough." She lifted her shoulder, and the resignation behind it told Ava that ev…"

-Madeline Martin, The Librarian Spy

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18. The Spectacular

By: Fiona Davis

4.10

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis transports us back to 1950s Manhattan and the glamoro… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"As they moved into the kick line for the big finale, her body tingled with anticipation and suddenly they were kicking in perfect tandem as the audience broke out into applause."

-Fiona Davis, The Spectacular

"She turned to see Peter leaning against the building a few feet away. He wore a navy peacoat and a woolen cap over his head, and some of his curls peeked out from the sides. His eyes were blue and br…"

-Fiona Davis, The Spectacular

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19. The Mitford Affair

By: Marie Benedict

3.70

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict—she'll have to choose: her country or her sis… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • womens
  • adult
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20. The Good Left Undone

By: Adriana Trigiani

3.98

Format: 439 pages, Hardcover

From Adriana Trigiani, "a master of visual and palpable detail" (The Washington Post), comes a lush… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. The Matchmaker's Gift

By: Lynda Cohen Loigman

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From Lynda Cohen Loigman, the bestselling author of The Two-Family House and The Wartime Sisters, c… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"A drop of love sometimes brings an ocean of tears."

-Lynda Cohen Loigman, The Matchmaker's Gift

"If you can’t decide what you want to fight for, love is as good a cause as any."

-Lynda Cohen Loigman, The Matchmaker's Gift

Cover of Mrs. Porter Calling (The Emmy Lake Chronicles, #3) by A.J. Pearce

22. Mrs. Porter Calling (The Emmy Lake Chronicles, #3)

By: A.J. Pearce

4.19

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

London, April 1943. A little over a year since she married Captain Charles Mayhew and he went away … read more

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  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You didn’t miss someone any less, you just made room for other things to surround the gap they had left."

-A.J. Pearce, Mrs. Porter Calling (The Emmy Lake Chronicles, #3)

Cover of The Book Woman's Daughter (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #2) by Kim Michele Richardson

23. The Book Woman's Daughter (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #2)

By: Kim Michele Richardson

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

An Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Bestselling historical fiction author Kim Mi… read more

Similar categories in Kim Michele Richardson's The Book Woman's Daughter (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #2) book and Natalie Jenner's Bloomsbury Girls

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"Though Mama and I were the last of the Blues, the very last of our kind, and different from others, the books united every one of us."

-Kim Michele Richardson, The Book Woman's Daughter (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #2)

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24. The Littlest Library

By: Poppy Alexander

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming literary-themed novel about a woman who turns an ordinary red phone box into the lit… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"There was a book to cure ever ill and solve every problem that was what Mimi had always thought. It was like a tiny sanctuary providing a balm for all of life’s challenges."

-Poppy Alexander, The Littlest Library

"Manga is a highly respected form of storytelling. Calling it comics doesn’t do it justice. I’ll sort her out with some other graphic novels, too. It’s all stories. It all counts."

-Poppy Alexander, The Littlest Library

"There is that poem. Scott Holland, I think. How does it go? ‘I have only slipped away into the next room’…or something. Yes. ‘I have only slipped away into the next room. I am I and you are you. What…"

-Poppy Alexander, The Littlest Library

Cover of The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer    Ryan

25. The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle

By: Jennifer Ryan

4.09

Format: 411 pages, Hardcover

Three plucky women lift the spirits of home-front brides in wartime Britain, where clothes rationin… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Clothes do that sometimes. They have the power to make you into someone else. They can make anything seem possible."

-Jennifer Ryan, The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle

"Sometimes we just need someone with a fresh perspective to hold up a mirror and show us who we really are – who we could become, if we put our minds to it."

-Jennifer Ryan, The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle

"In a good family, you're loved, simply, for being you, and whatever happens, wherever you go, you will always know that you are loved. It doesn’t matter how successful you are, how beautiful, or how …"

-Jennifer Ryan, The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle

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26. The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club

By: Helen Simonson

3.96

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A timeless comedy of manners—refreshing as a summer breeze and bracing as the British seaside—about… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • womens
  • adult
  • audiobook
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27. The Phoenix Crown

By: Kate Quinn

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about … read more

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  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Coronation Year by Jennifer Robson

28. Coronation Year

By: Jennifer Robson

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The USA Today bestselling author of The Gown returns with another enthralling and royal-adjacent hi… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner

29. Bloomsbury Girls

By: Natalie Jenner

3.86

Format: 353 pages, Hardcover

The internationally bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society returns with a compelling and hea… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Jenner's Bloomsbury Girls book and Natalie Jenner's Bloomsbury Girls

  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • womens
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"As her eyes met his, Grace took strength in that feeling of understanding, which she now knew to be another form of love. Being understood, appreciated, and not judged: these, surely, were the corner…"

-Natalie Jenner, Bloomsbury Girls

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30. The Mayfair Bookshop

By: Eliza Knight

3.74

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight brings together a brilliant dual-narrative story about Na… read more

Similar categories in Eliza Knight's The Mayfair Bookshop book and Natalie Jenner's Bloomsbury Girls

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • books about books
  • audiobook
Cover of The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

31. The Briar Club

By: Kate Quinn

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse… read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Briar Club book and Natalie Jenner's Bloomsbury Girls

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You can't call yourself a proper home without the regular smell of good food..."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"And guilt roiled in his stomach because he wanted to love his mother, and sometimes what pulsed through him came horribly close to hate."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Be selfish, stick to the plan Claire had clung to since she was 16. Look out for herself and no one else, because love was for suckers and happiness meant a well-stocked bank account and a house you …"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old rob…"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

28 Top adult books like Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner

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Homecoming

Kate Morton

4.07

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The Golden Doves

Martha Hall Kelly

4.18

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The Little Wartime Library

Kate Thompson

4.25

Transform Your Habits

The Paris Daughter

Kristin Harmel

4.25

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The Underground Library

Jennifer Ryan

4.14

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The Museum of Lost Quilts (Elm Creek Quilts, #22)

Jennifer Chiaverini

4.11

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Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

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Finding Margaret Fuller

Allison Pataki

4.11

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